Black Bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra) - 2 Live Bare Root Rhizomes with Striking Black Canes

Black Bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra) - 2 Live Bare Root Rhizomes

Enhance your garden with the elegant and hardy Black Bamboo, known scientifically as Phyllostachys nigra. This ornamental bamboo features striking black canes that mature with age, complemented by dense green foliage. It serves as a bold vertical accent, ideal for adding structure and visual interest to landscapes and garden spaces.

Key Features

• Includes two live bare root rhizomes, carefully packed for safe shipping
• Striking black culms with lush green leaves
• Cold-hardy and fast-growing perennial bamboo
• Versatile use for privacy screens, borders, or container planting
• Recommended to plant in containers or with root barriers to control spreading

Growing Information

Black Bamboo thrives in moist, well-draining soil and prefers consistent moisture. It grows best in full sun to partial shade and reaches a mature height of 20 to 35 feet with a spreading habit. Suitable for USDA zones 7 through 10, this bamboo is hardy and adaptable. To manage its vigorous growth, it is advisable to plant it in containers or use root barriers to prevent unwanted spreading.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.